THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'
BY DAN MILLER
June 29, 2006
That was the title of a Bob Dylan album released more than 40 years ago.
And it still applies to just about everything.
It's all changing.... sometimes for the better..... sometimes not.
About 15 or 16 years ago.... shortly before I moved back to Nashville from Los Angeles.... the Heinz Company decided to "improve" the formula for Heinz 57 Sauce.
Now, for me, the old formula had always been my only choice when eating certain meats.
In fact, I liked "57 Sauce" on just about anything.
Well -- wouldn't you know it -- I didn't like the new, improved (sweeter) recipe nearly as much as the old one.... so I bought about a dozen large bottles of the old Heinz 57 before they could remove it from the grocery shelves in California.
I packed them in the SUV and brought them with me across the country to Tennessee.
You might be surprised at how long it takes to consume a single big bottle of Heinz 57 Sauce, so -- as the years went by -- the remaining bottles became more and more outdated.
Whenever I'd open one of the outdated bottles, I'd find the sauce was beginning to taste "funny".
So now I'm at peace with the fact that I can only find the new "improved" formula.... but, in my heart, I still think Heinz abandoned the better tasting sauce.
On the other hand, I'm apparently one of the few people who liked the taste of "New Coke" better than Coke Classic.
So you can imagine my disappointment when New Coke went away.
And just try to find some Nestle's Quik.... you can't find it.
Nowadays you'll find Nesquik, but not Nestle's Quik.
But this one doesn't matter..... I'm pretty sure it tastes exactly the same.
Here's what all this is leading up to.
Today, if you go to the WSMV WEBSITE, where all these essays are first published, you'll notice a significant change.
Once you learn your way around the changes, I think you'll find it more user-friendly and versatile.
I honestly believe you'll like the changes.
Also, you may notice there are little audio messages and/or weather forecasts that might might pop up on your screen shortly after you enter the WSMV home page.
If you're working right now at one of the competing TV stations, be sure to turn down your speakers so your boss won't know you're visiting the WSMV website.
Oh.... and in that blue stack of options on the left side of THE WSMV WEBSITE, you'll notice one huge change that's sure to be talked about the world over.....
Instead of "Dan Miller's Notebook", it will now be listed as "Dan's Notebook".
But it's still me.... I haven't changed the formula.
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